Alabama Housing Finance Authority

by: Iola Bonggay

The process of acquiring a property is very much complicated. It's financially troubling and at the same time, mentally and physically draining. First time homebuyers are faced with so much issues and concerns when they decide to buy a house.

There are question pertaining to affordability, safety, practicality, and many others. This is where state government agencies come in. In the state of Alabama, the local government has constituted the Alabama Housing Finance Authority in an effort to address these aforementioned concerns.

The Alabama Housing Finance Authority, more commonly referred to as AHFA, is a public corporation which was established in the year 1980 under the Act No. 80-585 of the Alabama Legislature.

Since its conception, the Alabama Housing Finance Authority has been serving the housing needs of low- and moderate-income Alabamians by way of the creation of housing opportunities through the affordable financing of single- and multifamily housing.

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About The Author Iola Bonggay is an editor of TopGovernmentGrants.com one the the most comprehensive Websites offering information on government grants and federal government programs. She also maintains Websites providing resources on environmental grants and grants for youth programs.

Additional Resources

category - Home Buying Programs

Department of Housing and Urban Development's Dollar Homes Program
The Dollar Homes Program revolves around the process of selling single family homes for a superbly reasonable price of $1 (plus closing cost) to low-to-moderate income families, granted that these houses have been acquired through foreclosure by the Federal Housing Administration, and have already been actively marketed for at least six months and still remained unsold after that certain period of time.

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State of New York Mortgage Agency
The State of New York Mortgage Agency, otherwise referred to as SONYMA, is an agency established in the year 1970 in an attempt to address the shortages of funds within private banking systems that are specifically intended for residential mortgages within the State of New York.

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Urban Rehabilitation Homeownership Program for Homebuyers in Connecticut
The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, otherwise known as CHFA, is an independent quasi-public housing agency operating within the State of Connecticut that was established in 1969 in an effort to lessen or alleviate the hurdles regarding the lack or insufficient supply of affordable housing opportunities for Connecticut’s low- and moderate-income families and individuals.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development: Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs
The CoC Homeless Assistance programs is designed to reduce the incidence of homelessness in established CoC communities, thereby the need to assist homeless individuals and families during the process of quickly transitioning to self-sufficiency and permanent housing.

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